Gageldonk-West, Bergen op Zoom – “52 nationalities in ...”

Gageldonk-West is located in the province of Noord-Brabant, in the municipality of Bergen op Zoom, in the district Bergen op Zoom-Oost The neighbourhood has a total area of 76 hectares, of which 75 hectares are land and 1 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU07480200. The postcode area is 4621AG-4624GP.

Two residents rate the neighbourhood as satisfactory with a score of 5.8. They describe it as '52 nationalities in one neighbourhood is impossible' and 'Multicultural neighbourhood'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Gageldonk-West has 5.150 residents. Of these, 50,7% are men and 49,3% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (28,0%). The other age groups are 26,0% for '45 to 65 years', 17,5% for '0 to 15 years', 15,3% for '65 years or older' and 13,3% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 51,4% is unmarried, 35,2% is married, 9,2% is divorced and 4,2% is widowed. 2.100 residents originate from the Netherlands, 635 come from Europe and 2.420 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 2.390 households in Gageldonk-West. 43,5% of these are single-person households, 23,6% households without children and 32,8% households with children. The average household size is 2,1 persons.

In Gageldonk-West there are 3.700 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €28.600, which is €7.200 (20%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €22.600, which is €6.600 (23%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Gageldonk-West are educated to a lower level. 45,8% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1), 39,5% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4) and 14,8% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 5.150 residents, around 55% are in paid employment, which amounts to 2.833 people. This is 10% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (88%), while 12% are self-employed. In Gageldonk-West, 29% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 690 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Gageldonk-West there are 2.264 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €230.000. Of these, around 94% are occupied and 6% unoccupied. Most homes are rental properties. This amounts to 57% rental homes and 43% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 43% privately owned, 48% owned by housing associations and 9% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Gageldonk-West are 1950-1970 (40%) and 1925-1950 (13%).

Homes for sale

There are currently 13 homes for sale in Gageldonk-West. The most recently listed home is Rooseveltlaan 107 by Baas Makelaars op Funda. Over the past year, 74 homes were sold in Gageldonk-West. On average, a home was sold within 42 days.

The average asking price for a home for sale in Gageldonk-West over the past year was €347.926. This is 51% higher than the average assessed value (WOZ) of €230.000. The average asking price per m² of plot is €2.899.

Rental homes

There are 4 homes for rent in Gageldonk-West. Over the past year, 13 homes were let in Gageldonk-West. On average, a listing was let within 29 days.

No recent rental data available for Gageldonk-West.

Energy

In Gageldonk-West there are 2.412 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (25%), C (16%) and E (15%). On average, an address in Gageldonk-West uses 2.430 kWh of electricity per year. This is 14% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 850 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 34% below the national average of 1.280 m³.